In my last post, I summarized a handful of apps that are useful to search and explore your case, and apps that help with malware investigations. For latest updates on apps go to EnCase App central directly, or follow us on twitter @EnCase.

Without further ado, here are some more apps that we hope can help you make your case:

A recent CNet story “Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhones” was recently picked up by slashdot.org. The original article is a good read of one of the pain points in today’s iOS investigations, but the comments on the Slashdot.org post are downright illuminating. A veteran digital investigator probably already knows: iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and iPad version 2+ passcode and encryption have been virtually impossible to bypass. Even built-for-purpose mobile device forensic companies plainly admit, iOS forensics has been advancing slowly.